Before Sheldon Whitehouse was a Democrat U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, he was a public-nuisance lawyer . . . excuse me, I mean he was a public-spirited Attorney General who tried a novel legal theory in lead-paint lawsuits based on the “public nuisance” theory.
The idea here is simple—hold paint companies liable for gigantic damages whether […]

A group of plaintiffs’ lawyers are in a Manhattan federal courtroom today asking a judge to approve a settlement in a class action lawsuit that will allow them to reap $1.3 million in fees compared to $5 to $35 each for the class members, The New York Times reports.
The class action was filed against video […]